Harry Lengsfield

Harry Lengsfield IS a life-long debt person. His senior positions have included global head of real estate and structured finance, head of US treasury trading, head of global debt real estate and mortgages and head of EMEA credit - all at one firm.

Defying the normal trend for senior bankers to switch firms every few years, the last 16 years of his career, since he joined as a senior trader on the strips desk in New York, have all been at Merrill Lynch.

Lengsfield's latest position is head of EMEA debt markets at the firm, taking over from TJ Lim, who recently left after two years in the job. In June, Lengsfield moved to London from New York where he has been chief operating officer of global debt markets.

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For someone who has already held a senior European debt role, he is enthusiastic about the job.